Cowboys & Aliens

Desert town Absolution at dusk with a lone stranger and a metallic shackle. A posse forms with cowboys and Apache warriors. Jon Favreau brings sci-fi to the Wild West.

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Jon Favreau directed Cowboys & Aliens in 2011. See Jon Favreau's full filmography, where to start with Jon Favreau, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jon Favreau.

Cowboys & Aliens was released in 2011 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 119 minutes.